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US officials investigate whether ICE agents lied about Minneapolis shooting

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US officials investigate whether ICE agents lied about Minneapolis shooting
Charges dropped against two Venezuelan men over January shooting as investigation opened into agents’ conductFederal authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigra
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Charges dropped against two Venezuelan men over January shooting as investigation opened into agents’ conduct

Federal authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.

ICE director Todd Lyons said on Friday that his agency opened a joint investigation with the justice department after video evidence revealed “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements” about the shooting of one of the Venezuelan men during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown across the Minneapolis area.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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